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governments
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should get involved with Syria. " I
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nation on the pressing matters on
terrorist agencies, to believe that
personally believe they should be
for it. I just got back a month ago
and I'd volunteer for it next. We
deployment and said, 'Td volunteer
Syria regarding the crimes against
there is no reason to stop chemical
ruled with an iron fist. Do I think
On Aug. 21, Dictator Bashar al­
humanity, and the laws that were
attacks.
there's a possibility for us to go to
Assad ordered a chemical weapons
broken when al-Assad decided to
The
potential
air
were promised some action for
war? No, we've been involved in
however,
provoking
ground wars for the last ten years."
nine months and nothing ever
attack on the citizens of Syria,
murder over a thousand innocent
strike,
which was confirmed by the UN,
civilians. The president, like the
insubordinate
killing an estimated 1400 innocent
people with a powerful nerve
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for
is
an
responses
via
He continued on by talking about
majority of the American people,
Facebook and many other forms of
the insubordinate soldiers who
is hesitant to take us into another
social media by service members
posted ·unlawful pictures about
agent called sarin gas. President
war after having spent ten ¥ears
all
Barack
by
fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan,
responses go along the lines of,
pursuing congressional approval
but will not tolerate a government
are a bunch of [cowards]," he said,
"I will not fight for Al Qaeda;" and
and recited the soldier's creed, "I
to conduct an air s'trike against
that could potentially begin a new
other similar statements.
the oppressive regime, which was
type of warfare.
Obama
responded
not welcomed by the majority of
American citizens.
Almost three weeks later, on Sept.
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over
the.
country.
These
"I don't know, I dislike all of
the situation on' Facebook. "They
interfere with his studies he said, "
.it would [mess] things up for sure:·
Colleges such as Harper College
house
all of which wait on the whim of the
commander-in-chief, and they can
The President's major concern
those [middle eastern] countries,"
States of America in close combat."
said a recently deployed soldier in
The soldier, however, expressed
enough message,
anonymity when asked if the U.S
a desire to serve on a second
have their lives turned completely
See Syria, Page 2
season's
new hue
By Leah Nicolini
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Bold Black is seen on runways
By Michelle Czaja
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shows,
dark,
gunman Aaron Alexis, 34, from .
bolts, crosses, diamonds, triangles,
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Club and organization expo meet�and-greet
By Matthew Sadler
fired through the hallways of the
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Sea
Systems
Command
Anacostia River, a few miles from
the White House and about a half­
mile from the Capitol.
Alexis was identified as. a former
naval reservist in
Fort Worth.
Officials said· Alexis was able to
drive onto the base using his
access as a contractor. He shot
an officer and one other person
outside Building 197. As Alexis got
into the building, he made his way
to the floor overlooking the atrium
and began shooting at employees
eating breakfast below.
Thr�e weap0ns were found
See Shooting, Page 2
Weather
Today
Studies and Programs, Phi Theta
Kappa (Honors Society), The Bud­
Hullabaloo is an event for clubs
around campus to come togeth­
er and reach out and introduce
themselves to new and existing
students. It is a chance for clubs
to showcase what they have to of­
fer and to have their voices heard.
They have a opportunity to ex­
press their strengths, weaknesses,
interests, goals, and things they
would like .to accomplish for this
upcoming school year. At the same
time, new clubs have the chance to
get their foot in the door and start
growing.
I interviewed several clubs at
the club expo on Tuesday. Four
of them that struck my attention
the most were: The International
dhist Interest Group, and The
Young Americans for Liberty.
First, we will talk about The In­
ternational Studies and Programs.
Some goals that they are trying to
accomplish include: bringing more
culture to the campus, having more
people l_earn about them, and try­
ing to increase participation. Their
motto is: Awareness, Participation,
and Intent.
The first event they have com­
ing up is the Global Gurus Hang­
out, located at The Academy For
Teaching Excellence on Tuesday,
Sept.17. The second one is the
Read Around the World, also lo­
cated .at The Academy For Teach­
ing Excellence, on Friday, Sept. 27.
Thirdly, t:Jley have the Fall Study
Index
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Harper Pre-Med Club recruits possible new members at this year's annual Hullabaloo held Sept. 10 on the quad.
confusion as they heard gunshots
headquarters, on the banks of the
jet
obsid4an hue prints like lightning
Fort Worth, Texas, broke into a
Employees described a scene of
abysmal surrounding;
cuts and edgy slate black stripes;
Monday morning,
him. The chaos started shortly
fashion
streaming
created from structured, daring
at a Washington D.C. navy yard.
after 8 a.m.
Dim
lights
cut; endless, lengthening outfits
from 46 to 73, who were killed
everything and everyone- before
kind.
with
black hair falling into a sleek
the 12 victims, ranging in age
Navy Yard and began shooting
every
on prestigious faces, creating a
has
brought tears to the families of
Naval
reservists,
stand ready to deploy, engage, and
at Navy
Yard
shooting
massive· attack
of
Harp·er's annual Hullabaloo Th� 1a11
killed
Another
thousands
active duty soldiers, and veterans,
destroy, the enemies of the United
is that we will not send a. strong
thus allowing
happened." Although, when asked
·if a second deployment would
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and moustaches.
being
seen
Bold black is
everywhere
from
Harper's hallways to trendy shops
to
Lifetime
Channel's
"Project
Runway."
"Project Runway" has begun its
Abroad Open House, located in
12th season and black has been
Room A242 on Monday, Oct. 7. The
a recurring theme that is getting
fourth one is the International Ed­
more attention than any eccentric
ucation Week - locations and times .
neon could. "Episode 7: Shoes
TBA - on Monday, Oct. 28. The fifth
First" was a prime example of eye­
one is the Faculty Study Abroad
catching black ensembles. This
Wotkshop, again located at The
episode contained a ·challenge
Academy For Teaching Excellence,
for
the designers to begin with
on Friday, Nov. 8. Finally, they will
shoes as an inspiration for their
have another Global Gurus Hang­
. design. Although many of the
out, once more located at the The
designers have the same bold
Academy For Teaching Excellence,
on· Wednesday, Nov. 13.
color choice, each outfit is very
Jn addition, some Study Abroad
versatile in comparison to the
opportunities this year include
others. Ranging from a shaggy-chic
trips to Canterbury, England; Sal­
style to a structured minimalist
zburg, Austria; Seville, Spain; Car­
look, different techniques and
low, Ireland; and Xian, China.
inspiration were used to make
Second, we will talk about Phi
each design bold. Ken Laurence's
Theta Kappa (Honors ·Society).
design is a textured fabric formed
Their goals for this upcoming
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23 SEPTEMBER 2013
Syria: Obama addresses issue Shooting: biggest massacure since 9 /11/01
upside down at any given moment.
speak out against a war that can
on Alexis: an AR-15 assault rifle,
Alexis once lived, said he was
Our soldiers are ready to hit boots
put hundreds of thousands of good
a shotgun, and a semiautomatic
arrested in 2004 for shooting the
happened on a military installation
on ground, should the occasion call
men and women's lives in the line
pistol.
tires of another man's vehicle.
in
for it, with the exception of a few
of fire.
_
It is unknown whether
mass
shooting,
our
nation's
and
today
capitol,"
it
said
Alexis came in with the guns from
Because of the lockdown of the
Obama. Obama said he wanted a
the beginning, or if he took them
Navy Yard, officials said they were
"seamless" investigation into the
from his victims.
unable to determine his current
shooting and was standing with the
insubordinate stragglers, so the
War affects every single person,
American population should feel
regardless of where in the world
safe that our soldiers feel positive
it is taking place, and it strikes the
Alexis had worked as a contractor
employment status, or if he had
victims and their families affected
about
younger generation the hardest as
in information technology and had
been fired from the navy yard. For
by what he called a "cowardly act."
going
abroad.
However,
"It targeted out military and
we as a nation, and a youthful
they are the most apt to fight in
been an employee of The Experts, a
hours, police believed that there
community, have the power to
grueling conditions.
subcontractor on an HP Enterprise
might have been three gunmen
civilian
Services contract.
and that two of them were on the
women who were going to work,
loose in the city.
doing their job protecting all of us.
Alexis
had
had
multiple
encounters with the law prior
to this Monday's schooting.
Photo taken during a demonstration in Syria.
2011,
Alexis
was
after
exhibiting
Ii1
discharged
However, as the day went by,
personnel,
men
and
They are patriots and they know
police concluded that Alexis was
the dangers of serving abroad,"
the only gunman in the rampage.
Obama said. "But today they faced
of
Washington D.C. Rep. Eleanor
he was
Holmes Norton told reporters the
they won't have expected here at
for
district has not "had a day like
home.
discharging a firearm after an
this since 9/11." President Obama
The victims and their families
upstairs neighbor said he had
ordered the flags at all federal and
will always be remembered in the
a
"pattern
misbehavior".
In 2010,
arrested
Fort
in
Worth
the unimaginable violence that
confronted her in the parking lot
military installations to be flown at
hearts of our nation in conection
about .making too much noise,
half-staff through Friday in honor
with
according to a Fort Worth police
of the victims.
unwanted attack on September 16,
report, and police in Seattle, where
"We are confronting yet another
this
unexplained
and
2013.
Hullabaloo: learn new ways of getting involved around campus
school year include trying to get
more people involved and increas­
ing student engagement so they
can continue to help the Harper
community.
The basic requirements to join
·this exclusive club are a 3.5 GPA
and at least 12 total credit hours
earned. The "Honors in Action"
and "The College Project" are the
two most important things for this
club. The "Honors in Action" deals
with competition within the Arts
and how competition affects art­
ists. "The College Project" deals
with "Commit to Complete" and
encourages students to complete
their Associate's Degree. to trans­
fer to a 4-year college. Also,"The
College Project" is the GED project;
it helps- students complete their
GED diploma.
- Their Main Pillars are Schol­
arship, Service, Leadership, and
Fellowship. Like most clubs, the
following things are also impor­
tant: Community, Awareness, and
- Involvement. They think their club
will help develop students profes­
sionally.
With "The College Project" spe­
cifically, they are advocating for
the less-served programs, such
as the GED program. They need
Harper College's support to be­
come a permanent part of Harper
College. Their chapter does NOT
choose their topic for the "Honors
in Action" project, however. Phi
Theta Kappa chooses their topic,
it lasts for two years, and Harper's
Phi Phi chapter chooses the theme
they work on for that topic. Their
theme this time is Culture of Com­
petition and their topic is the Arts,
so they are working on Competi­
tion in the Arts. phi Theta Kappa
meets Mondays 3:30pm-Spm at
L-323 and their next meeting is
Monday; Sept. 23. Their induction
for new member:s is Tuesday, No­
vember 19th at 7pm at )-theater.
They are excited to have ne-v;:
members come and make this year
a success!
Third, we will talk about The
Buddhist Interest Group. Some
of their goals for this upcoming
year include relieving stress, han­
dling stress better, increasing the
growth of the club, helping de­
velop the overall. person, creating
more open minds, bringing more
peace to individuals, etc. They take
a trip to the temple in Woodstock,
IL, as they try to help people expe­
rience new environments.
People that are interested in this
"type of philosophy" do not have
to be experts by any means, and
they do not need to have a lot of
knowledge to join. They will learn
about meditation and the benefits
to this art, along with more about
self-awareness.
They also have Dharma talks,
guest speakers, and, of course,
meditation on a regular basis. I am
sure that one of the benefits to this
"type of philosophy" is that it can
prolong the life cycle of a person.
It seems like it keeps the soul at
peace. They meet Mondays from
3:30-4:30 PM in Building A, room
A-238.
The last club I will mention is
The Young Americans for Liberty.
Of all these clubs, this one had the
most traffic at the expo. They are
trying to recruit as many people as
possible. Among other goals, they
are trying to have at least three
events on campus this school year.
One of their points that stuck with
me was, "Only you own your life
and the right to act as you see fit,
as long as you do not infringe upon
the rights of others:'
They accomplished some great
things last year (their first year).
They were named the outstanding
club of the year at Harper College
and were the national chapter of
the year (out of 400 schools; only
two were junior colleges.)
They also were given the best
officer of the year award and
achieved the national activism
award (Choose Charity). They
helped with the homeless, did a
clothing donation, helped bring
necessities to the underprivileged
adults and children, and threw a
Christmas party for the under­
privileged children.
Their main objective is looking
to train the new leaders of tomor­
row. Their mission is "to identify;
educate, train, and mobilize youth
activists committed to winning
on principle." If you're interested,
you can contact Co-Founder and
President Scott Lietzow at Scottli­
etzow@gmail.com.
I spoke to three attendees of the
Hullabaloo and asked them what
they thought of the club expo. The
first one was Erin Banker. She is
the Vice President of the Sci-Fi
Fantasy Gaming CLub. She "feels
that the music put everyone in a
good mood:' The second one was
Shayde Fischer. She is not part of
a club at the moment. She "thinks
they should have rescheduled due
to the hot weather." The third one
was Megan Stella. She is interested
in the Theater and Radio clubs, but
she lacks the time due to a conflict­
ing schedule. She stated "be very
open to your options; you never
know if it will bring success:'
join a club! Get involved. You
may meet someone that can give
you a job or a career. I advise you:
do not wait! Do not take life for
granted; it is too short. What can_
Harper College do for you and
your future? Take Harper's advice:
"Start, Finish, and Go Forward!"
J;K. Rowling Announces New Harry Potter Spin-Off Movie
By Larissa Martinez-Szewczyk
SttiffWriter
Harry Potter fans all over the
globe are celebrating! Why? Be­
cause Rowling has announced
that Warner Bros. will be making a
Harry Potter spin-off movie series,
the first of which will be Fantastic
Beasts and Where to Find Them
,based off of the small book that
Rowling has written with the same
title.
It was also announced that she
will be writing the screenplay of
the film as well, which means no
characters or scenes being cut
from it like what happened to
Teddy, Peeves, and the final words
between Duqley and Harry. From what Warner Bros. and
Rowling have said so far is that the
film will follow the author of Fan­
tastic Beasts and Where to Find
Them, Newt Scamander, in ·the
1920s in New York, seventy years
before Harry's time. That means
the audience gets to see not only
what American wizard society is
like, and what it is like with flap­
pers and the Prohibition, but also
a world that is pre-Voidemort era.
Will Rowling show what an
American wizarding school or
their Ministry of Magic is like? Will
they have th� same laws that fans
have come to know almost as well
as real life laws? Could the audi­
ence get to see a magical Chicago
during the Roaring Twenties? The
possibilities are endless for what
could b� in this new film.
Harper student Aubrie Botello is
very -excited for this new film. She
says, "It's been some time since the
fans have had anything new since
the last book and movie." Though
Botello does not know who the
main character is going to be in the
film, she hopes that the Potter kids
and their friends will have a spot
in it.
She has been a fan of Harry Pot­
ter since second grade and has
read all the books and seen all the
movies. "Each book only took me a
day to read;' Botello says, proudly
wearing a Hogwarts shirt.
that.they are going to include "Fan­
tastic Beasts" into the Wizarding
World -of Harry Potter theme park
in Orlando, which is already being
expanded to include Diagon Alley
and a Gringotts ride.
The new· addition of whatever
this new film entails will most like­
very excited over the news and
ly be built by Diagon Alley, which is
in a different area of the park from
the Wizarding World. Park goers
can travel from Hogsmeade to Di­
agon Alley by riding the Hogwarts
Express.
more. Along with making the new
movie, Warner Bros. announced
dom has been revived. The Potter-
No one was more excited about
the news than actress Evanna
Lynch, who played Luna Loveg­
ood in the Potter films. A huge fan
before she got the role, Lynch got
took to Twitter.
SQe asked Rowling and Warner
Bros. to let her play old Luna or to
let her undergo- hours of putting
prosthetics on to become a crum­
ple-horned snorkack, which is a
magical animal that Luna and her
father believed to exist.
All this is great news, but there is
All Harry Potter fans can en­
joy this experience around the
spring of 2014. Botello did not
know about the expansion, but
when she was told about it she re­
plied, "That's awesome! I actually
haven't been to it before, but I've
always wanted to."
With all this news coming out
to the public, the Harry Potter fan­
heads have risen out of the ashes
just like a phoenix. Now they all
wait to see when this movie will
finally hit the big screen!
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23 SEPTEMBER 2013
"Riddick" carrit:s big action but little else
Larissa Martinez.Szewczyk
Staff Writer
Directed by David Twohy,
"Riddick" is the third in­
stallment of the Chronicles
of Riddick film series, with
"Pitch Black" and "The
Chronicles of Riddick" as the
film's predecessors. Vin Die­
sel plays the starring role of
Riddick, who was a king but
was betrayed by Nec�omon­
gers. He is joined by Matt
Nable, who plays Boss Johns,
and Jordi Molla, who plays
Santana. Both Johns and San­
tana are looking for Riddick
in order to earn the bounty
that has been set on him.
The film starts With Riddick
left to die on a foreign planet
with desert-like conditions
and heaps of alien creatures
just waiting to . sink their
fangs into him. He fights a
few creatures and gets a pet
·dog in the midst of it, then
notices an area that has water
and grass, something he has
not seen yet.
He goes there and discovers
that it is a bunker for bounty
hunters. Once he activates
the emergency beacon, it
sends Santana and his men
flying over to kiff him and
get their reward. Boss Johns
apd his crew later arrive as
backup.
Both crews hide the power
nodes to each of their ships
in case Riddick tries to hi­
jack the planes when they are
unaware. But using the dark
to his advantage, Riddick
takes out some of Santana's
men using traps that he had
found in the bunker. He then
manages to steal both power
nodes out of the cabinet that
they were kept in, which had
a coded explosive on the
front of it.
A storm approaches that
.causes thousands of Mud
D emons, a kind of alien crea­
ture with two legs, a scor­
pion tail, and sharp fangs, to
spawn in the puddles made
by the water. Thus, the boun­
ty hunters are forced to go
with Riddick to retrieve the
power nodes so that they can
escape the planet alive. The
audience then finds out that
Boss Johns has a plan of ven­
geance for Riddick since he
believes that he killed his .son
years prior.
Overall, there is a lot of
gore and fight scenes, but
the plot is lacking. It is men­
tioned that Riddick used to
be a king, but then he was not
paying attention, to whom is
still unknown, and got de­
serted. The audience never
finds out more about the peo­
ple who betrayed him, nor
does he go out for revenge
on them. He just gets off the
planet. The movie starts off
slow, and it is not until about
fifteen minutes in that the
audience is shown anything
besides Riddick fighting off
aliens. That said, the fight
scenes are entertaining and
wonderfully gory. The final
battle scene is just beautiful
to look at as Riddick fights off
Mud Demon after Mud De­
mon on the edge of a cliff as
it rains, and lightning strikes
on either side of the outcrop
of rock.
If you are in the mood to
watch something with gore
and action and do not mind
being left with questions af­
terwards, then this is the
movie to see. But if you want
to see a movie that has a good
balance of gore, action, and
plot, however, this is not the
movie to see. Save your mon­
ey until it comes out on Red­
box where you will not regret
spending so much money on
a movie.
Rated: 6/10
Ameri�an Horror Story: watch out for the creepy new season
Crystal Rohan
Steff Writer
When American Horror
Story: Murder House first
aired in October of 2011, I
was a bit skeptical to start
watching the show. I had
never watched a horror tele­
vision show before and wasn't
sure what to expect.
Most of my friends, how­
ever, watched the show and
loved it. They would tell
me how much I needed to
watch it every time they saw
a new episode. Bqt I honestly
thought it was going to be a
never ending scary movie
and I hate scary movies.
I was completely wrong in
every way. This show is just
downright creepy and I loved
it. The storyline itself keeps
you guessing and surprises
you with new characters in
almost every episode.
The first season starts with
the Harmons, a dysfunction­
al family that moves into a
haunted mansion in Los An­
geles.
·
Each episode the family
meets a new character ·who
lives in. the house, includ­
ing the housekeeper, Moira
O'Hara, in the first episode.
My favorite part about
Moira is that inen see her
as a young woman in a sexy
maid's outfit whereas wom­
en see Moira as a sweet, old
lady just trying to do her job.
It's all about perception and
temptation.
The show gets creepier as
other characters come out of
hiding and interact with the
family living in the house
The daughter of the Harmon
family, Violet, is dealing with
depression and finds comfort
in a boy, Tate, who is a slave
to the house.
Later on in the season we
find out all these characters
living in the house are dead
and have been murdered in
this mansion.
Violet is the first one of
the family to die in the man­
sion when she commits sui­
cide. Her parents still see
her throughout the house
though, so they don't realize
she is dead at first. Creepy!
Yet the finale of the first sea­
son is the perfect way to end
it. It leaves viewers wonder­
ing what will happen to the
Harmon family next.
After watching the entire
first season of American
Horror Story on Netflix in
two days, I couldn't wait to
start season two the very next
weekend. I anticipated in my
head what would happen
next in the mansion, to the
family ·and other characters
who lived there.
I came up with scenarios of
a new family that moved in or
which Harmons became part
of the mansion. But when it
came time to lie down on the
couch for another 48 hours
and
watch season two, I was
..
blown away by what I was
watching.
Season two had nothing
to do at all with season one.
At first, I was furious to find
out I had been daydreaming
about a show all week that
wasn't even going to answer
any of my lingering questions
from the prior season.
Then, about two episodes
in, I realized that season two
was just as good, or maybe
even better, than season one.
I started to love the fact that
season two had a t�tally dif­
ferent plot and cast of charac­
ters than season one.
Season two returned with
most of the cast from season
one. It was very interesting to
see how the actors played to­
tally different roles. The boy,
Tate, who lived in the man­
sion from season one was
now playing a grown man in
an insane asylum.
Thus, American Horror
Story: Asylum is the name of
season two. It takes place in a
1964 insane asylum and tells
the story of a news reporter
who gets admitted for being
a lesbian.
The asylum is run by a
church that has negative
views about people who are
not like them. They believed
this news reporter could be
"fixed" with some "treat­
ment:' Throughout the sea­
son, there are many interest-·
ing things that happen in the
asylum.
An exorcism is conducted,
and a nun who works there
even gets possessed by the
devil. Needless to say, season
two is jam packed with tons
of creepy stories that happen
in this insane asylum, run by
a power-hungry priest.
I was going through with­
drawal when season two end­
ed because there was no sea­
son three yet. Season three,
American Horror Story: Co­
ven, is now set to premier on
October 9 this fall on FX.
It has felt like an eternity
since I watched season one
and two, a month ago, wait­
ing for season three to come
out, but American Horror
Story: Coven is definitely the
show that I am most looking
forward to premiering this
fall!
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Harper Chief of Police Alsup
New year, new school, new fun.
investigates the i�f>ersonation of
Jennifer Cowell
real-life police work by ''NCIS''
_C_heryl Glstenson
Editor-in-Chief
This fall, Mark Harmon
stars in the elevepth season
of the humor-filled, suspense
series "NCIS" (Naval Crimi­
nal Investigative Service) on
CBS, while Harper's Police
Chief Michael Alsup proudly
boasts 40 years on the beat.
He compares his time in law
enforcement and the realities
of the job to the naval cop
show and its entertainment
factor.
Not only does he enjoy
watching the show, but he
has also met Harmon, who
plays Special Agent Leroy Je­
thro Gibbs, a former marine
who joined the agency after it
investigated a crime that af­
flicted his family.
Alsup also got his start in law
enforcement due to a family
connection. His father had
been a officer. "I absolutely
hated the fact that he was a
policeman, and it would have
been the last thing I would
have done in life;' Alsup says.
In 1969, when the govern­
ment started drafting for
Vietnam, his birthday was
the first to be pulled. How­
ever, Alsup disagreed with
America's involvement, and
while he would have gone
if drafted, he had no plan of
voluntarily joining the war.
He decided to become a po­
liceman in order to protect
.
and serve in what he thought
was a more helpful way.
Alsup wore the blue suit
during his earlier years in
municipal law enforce_ment,
but today he dresses in office
attire. Prior to his current 12
years at Harper, Alsup spent
14 years patrolling College
of DuPage. Based on his pri­
or years at COD and on th,e
street, Alsup describes Ijarp­
er as a relatively crime-free
environment.
During the 2012 - 2013
school year, the police depart­
ment received approximately
300 calls, and nearly 95 per­
cent of the offenses were re­
lated to property crime. "It's
an anomaly that we have seri­
ous crime on campus, " says
_Alsup.
While Alsup and tl;ie Harp­
er police department focus
on helping its students be­
ing spoon-fed everything he
come socially responsible or she should do and how to
citizens, Harmon and his co­
do it. ·
Patrol�level officers must
stars try to catch murderers,
traitors, and spies. Harper's have a Bachelor's degree and
officers' main job is not to
administrators have earned a
incarcerate people. They try Master's degree. "I firmly be­
to help students get back on lieve that in order to be use­
the right track. Gibbs and his ful in this environment, the
team are all about stopping officer has to have lived the
exact same things as the stu­
the bad guys.
"Every episode on TV is dents;' Alsup says.
Gibbs falls into this cat-"
solved in 56 minutes, yet
very few of the crimes we in­ egory, as he himself was a
vestigate can even be solved gunnery sergeant in the-first
in 56 hours or 56 days;' says Gulf war, but his team come
Alsup. "In fact, a lot of things froin varied backgrounds.
go unsolved, but they don't While
Agents
Anthony
"Tony" DiNozzo (Michael
make good television:'
There is a lot to police work Weatherly) and Ziva David
and the law that would never (Cote de Pablo) come from
make it onto NCIS. Part of the mean streets of Baltimore
the show's attraction is the and Israel respectively, Agent
seemingly extraordinary way Timothy "Tim'' McGee (Sean
in which the characters get Murray) started in the halls
their suspects.
Gunfights of MIT. All bring their own
and car chases are a regular experiences from prior gigs
occurrence on the streets of - to their current job, and Al­
Washington, D.C.
sup does the same.
Alsup also noted that there
During his 14 years on the
streets, he has been in. three
are plenty of technological
differences between the show gun-fights,
held
hostage
and real life. He has two cer­
twice, and stabbed once. Altified evidence technicians, - sup calls himself, and his fel­
but they cannot foren:Sically low officers, a hired gun. The
examine c.ell phones and
officers do what 90 percent of
computer databases, disas­
the population wants nothing
semble a car, and they 4on't to do with . "It takes a special
have any fancy equipment kind of officer to work here;'
like Abigail "Abby" Sciuto's says Alsup.
(Pauley Parrette), the tat­
Every offiter on campus
tooed forensic scientist, such takes the job personally. "I
as mass spectrometry or look at Harper College as my
hand-held fingerprint scan­
home;' says Alsup. "It's staff,
ners. These differences affect students, and visitors are my
the real-life investigations.
fami1Y:'
Therefore,· Alsup
Alsup doesn't rely on his feels that, when there is a
gut, as Gibbs does, but in­
crime, someone is attacking
stead, he follows procedures.
either his house or his family.
The first thing the Harper Because the campus is an en­
police do is take an initial re­ vironment of less danger, the
port. "This tells us if there are officers are able to hang up.
any plausible leads or not,_or their gun belts at the end of
any forensic evidence we can the day and enjoy their fam­
use;' says Alsup. They need ily lives.
to identify the who, what,
Gibbs and
_ his crew seem
where, when, and why, and to be focused on the job even
each case is different.
in the middle of the night,
Harper's police officers are �nd they are always work­
more than qualified to run
ing some sort of angle. Alsup
these investigations. They describt>s real police work as
are required to have had 99 percent boredom and one
440 hours of police academy percent sheer terror. "It's just
training, and once an officer
the way it is. If you were do­
begins work at Harper, he ing-the 99 percent boredom,
or she shadows a field train­ .you wouldn't sell very many
ing officer for 16 weeks, be- tv show�:'
·
Copy Editor
I had the opportunity to sit
down with one of Harper's
fresh faces, Eliza Maldonado.
She is 19, and just starting
out on her college journey
from Wheeling High School.
When I talked to her, Harp­
er's first week was just wrap­
ping up, and she describes
that first week as good but
weird, since there is much to
get adjusted to when coming
from high school.
For instance, she talks
about how it was differ­
ent needing to find her own
classes, and especially hard
parkingf I think just about
every Harper student can at­
test to the nightmare of find­
ing a parking spot in the col�
lege's crowded lots.
Other things she describes
as being different from high
school are the classes in gen­
eral and all the syllabi. It is
also different having to un­
derstand what is to come
next. "It'$ unexpected;' she
says.
Maldonado is studying sci­
ence, most specifically biolo­
gy. She hopes to use this ma­
jor to become a pediatrician
someday. Once she is done
with ·a year at Harper, she
then plans to transfer to the
University of Illinois at Chi­
cago, or UIC, where she will
continue in biology.
She is eager to get connect­
ed at Harper and is interested
in the International Students'
Club, along with any other
clubs that might be related to
her major.
For example, anything in
research studies. She loves
to be active, too, so joining
clubs is a natural choice.
"The environment here is
very livelY:' she says of Harp­
er. There are a lot of people,
because, as she points out, it
is a fairly large school for a
community college.
But, since she loves making
new friends, she's ready to get
into the swing of things and
enjoy her college experience
Harper!
South Park prelllier,
criticisin and revie'VV
Others don't find "South
Park'' that amusing.
24 year old Sean Pedersen
South Park's humor, sat­
feels that the show is not as ire, and sarcasm have enter­
tained watchers of Comedy funny as it used to be. An­
other Harper student, Lara
Central since 1997.
Matt Stone and Trey Park Sladek, states, "We're more
created South Park as a film mature than thaf' "South
class project using cutout Park" has a lot of black and
animation, which has turned vulgar humor, which can
into a successful sixteen sea- make the show seem imma­
ture and silly. But Peder­
son show and counting.
sen admits that the episodes
Many find South Park hi­
aren't entirely ridiculous and
larious in its satirical com­
mentary, whereas others find says, "It seemed like they
were so harsh and made fun
the show not as brilliant.
Alex Vincent, president of of too many people but in the
Harper's Film Club, is an avid end, they make up for it with
watcher of South Park and a wholesome message:'
Vincent states that "South
finds the show funny, topical,
Park''
remains a medium
and an impressive produc­
tion, given the time in which through which Matt Stone
and Trey Parker explain how
each episode is _created.
they
feel about the news.
Within one week of the
Whether people find the
news reporting about cor­
rupt Catholic priests, "South show entertaining and topical, or dirty and uninterest­
Park" aired "Hot Red Catho­
ing, "South Park'' still contin lic Love;' ref�rencing the is­
sue. Vincent remarks, "When ues to make satirical episodes
you watch a new "South Park'' that remain relevant to topics
episode when it airs, it just of today.
"South Park'' is expected
makes sense. Most episodes
.
to
air its seventeenth season
in "South Park': to some de­
gree, mention what's topical September 25, on Comedy
Central.
and currenf'
Hanan Aquil
Office Manager
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Film Club: Behind the Scenes Fashion: new color to hit runways
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eos on Vine and Vimeo. Vincent's goals for film club are
Created in 2009, President to make at least on,e thirty­
Alex Vincent and Vice .Presi- second to two minute video
dent Andrew Alle� are run­ a month and to make several
ning film club while advisor shorter Vine videos a week.
Kent Hemmer, Harper. Col­
He states, "Film club will be
lege English Professor, sup­ making a lot of vines as cre­
ports the group.
ative as possible
to make
Film club is where students . us comfortable with the cam­
can gather to appreciate and era:' Film club is a great place
create film and videos. Vin­ to learn about film and Al­
cent and Allen try to "broad­ len emphasizes that you don't
en student's horizons on film
have to be good at watching
and introduce students to or making film to join.
films they would not other­
He states, "We would like to
wise see themselves.
use this club as a learning ex­
Allen discusses the pro­ perience . . . even if Alex and
cess of production, the use of I am the president and vice
multiple cameras and mul­
president of the club, we are
tiple cuts in a shot, and mul­ still learning new informa­
tiple shots in a scene.
tion on watching, discussing,
He emphasizes that, ''.As or making film:' If this article
a club, we want to cover the didn't convince you to join,
making part . . . we want to come see the club for yourself
use the knowledge we gain on Wedn�sdays at 4:30pm to
from watching and use it for 5:30pm in L-221 and learn
the production of our videos to appreciate and make good
and make it as close to an ac­
film. Also come check out
tual production:'
their videos on Vimeo named
·Film club posts their vid- "FilmClub HarperCollege:'
Hanan Aquil
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into a sassy,
short
dress that
includes a peplum waistline. The
manipulation
of
the
dress has a
bouncy drape and a
tightened waistline.
draws attention with its clean
simplicity as their most apparent
textured
Bold black will be seen in the
black fabric was used very well
upcoming·fall and winter trends,
in this challenge, giving the dress
and this year's Harper College
a fitted, rhythmic form. Peplum
student is well aware of this easily
Student
no
manipulated color and tells me
blouses and dresses can be found
exception. The theme for the show
how black is dominating her closet.
at many trendy retailers. Justin
. LeBlanc's design shaped into a
sleek one-piece jumpsuit, with a
leather shaw!. The sharp, clean
edges on the cuts of his design
_
are eye-catching, so the simple
fabric will stand out. Alexandria
von
Bromssen's
dress
is
very
Fashion
Show
is
will be bold, based on styles being
virtue.
A Harper College fashion design
Kathleen Suarez, 25; showed off
seen on television, in stores, on the
her bold black practically
runway and in everyday fashion,
simply. With the sudden changes
and there will surely be some
and
in weather, she incorporated layers
bold black statements made. This
and fall accessories.
hue can be made to dress up or
simple black tee was embelli.shed
·
with a cardigan that had a bold
down as needed and can fit any
occasion accordingly. Woodfield's
lining
of
fabric
Kathleen's
imitating
the
shaggy-chic from the ov�rall style
H&M recently embellished on this
appearance of leather. In addition,
her cable knit, baggy black hat
the outfit portrays. The thigh-high
thought of universal black attire.
gladiator sandals look like those
In their punkesque line, a lot of
of a warrior and the dress, made
and lace-up charcoal boots made
black is incorporated and became
in inspiration of them, definitely
her_ fashion statement appealing
the theme for their front window
reflects that. In addition, the black
without taking away from her day­
display.
to-day, casual attire.
This
window
display
Vegetable Pasta -Stroganof'f'
John Filler
Dining Ser_vices
Preparation
Ingredients
Step t.. Slice
onions.
on
amount, about two minutes.
Step 3. Slowly add in the heavy
cream. Bring sauce to a simmer
and
and add in salt and pepper.
In medium sauce pot,
Taste after three minutes of
saute
simmering and add more salt
lb. sliced button
mushrooms and onions for 2-3
mushrooms
and pepper to taste, if needed.
minutes, stirring frequently.
Let this reduce until the sauce
lb. baby portabella
Step 2. Add garlic, oregano and
mushrooms, sliced
rolls slowly off a spoon.
bay leaves. Saute one more minute.
Step 4. Cook pasta following
oz. diced red onion
Deglaze pan with red wine.
3
tbsp. chopped garlic
directions on package. Mix pasta
the red wine reduce by half the
1
tbsp. dried oregano
·1
1
6
2
whole bay leaves
3
tbsp. olive oil
6
oz. red wine
1
1h
�
qt. heavy cream
tsp. kosher salt
tsp. cracked black pepper
3
lb. cooked pasta, about
1
lb. uncooked pasta
.
. �
medium
mushrooms
high
heat,
Let
and sauce and serve.
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er1e·nce
A warm welcome. As a transfer
student at Eimhurst, you'll get to
know plenty of people with experi­
ences like yours. About one in three
of our students comes to us from
another college, and we welcome
more than 300 transfer students to
campus each fall. We understand
your needs and concerns, and we're
deeply committed to your success.
Scholarship support Elmhurst
offers special transfer scholarships
to qualified students. Depending
on your GPA and number of credits,
you could qualify for up to
$19,000
a year in scholarship funding.
A smooth transition. Qur admission
counselors will make sure your transfer
experience goes smoothly. We offer
generous transfer credit, and we'll
even evaluate your credits before
you apply.
Contact us
(630) 617-3400.
admit@elmhurst.edu
www. elmhurst.edu/admission
190 Prospect Avenue
Elmhurst, Illinois
Elmhurst is corning to Hat:per College!
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
from ro:oo a.m. to 1:00 p.m.,
outside the.theater in Building].
See you there!
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SPORTS
23 SEPTEMBER 2013
The Women's So· c cer Team D efeats
Milwaukee Tech with only Eight Players
ly plays a field position, started as goalie for the Hawks in
the
first half. ''I've never actuO AK CREEK, Wisconsin­
The ferocious sun was beating ally played goalie. I've always
down on the eight players of been a field player;' Zelek exthe Harper women's soccer plains.
The
Milwaukee
Tech
team as they warmed up for
Stormers
started
the
game
.
their first game of the season
Wednesday afternoon, on with a full field of 11 players,
�eptember 11. The players of but no substitutes. Each team
the women's soccer team had struggled with the heat in
a long wait and worked hard the first half of the game. The
Hawks even gave up the first
to finally get to this moment.
goal,
putting the Stormers in
They were forced to can­
cel their first two scheduled the lead. Despite the setback,
games because they did not the Hawks seemed to keep up
have enough players. Despite the pressure on the Stormers.
the rough start, e�citement in the first half. The Hawks
filled the air as they stepped had many shots on goal but
onto the field for the kickoff struggled to finish the ball at
first.
of the game.
Zelek, sophomore, was then
The humidity that day
would be a challenge for the taken out of the net after 1 5
Hawks and the women of minutes and was pushed up
Milwaukee Area Technical as their one forward. The
College. Jill Zelek, who usual- Hawks continued to. keep the
Crystal Rohan
Staff Writer
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ball on their offensive half of. to play simpler passes to each
the field. With two minutes other and finish most of their
left in the first half, Zelek opportunities. Zelek scored a
scored to tie the game. When second goal , followed by two
the whistle blew to indicate more goals from Kruczek.
halftime, both teams walked
Outside midfielders Steph
off the field exhausted. Coach Hurwitz, sophomore, and
Dwayne Cruz gathered his Vanessa Salazar, freshman,
players and began his half- also each scored a ·goal. "I
time speech. "I told them to knew we'd win the game if
just knock the ball around they did what I told them, but
because the first half was very if they didn't listen I didn't
sloppy;' Cruz expla_ins. "I told know what was going to hap­
them to go hard the first 1 0 pen;' says Cruz.
minutes of the second half:'
Jess Cosentino, sophomore,
The Hawks did exactly that, dominated in the Hawk's de­
by dominating the game in fensive end, only letting two
the second half. Nicolette goals get by in the second
Kruczek, freshman, started half. The Hawks played more
strong by scoring the first strongly in every position in
goal in the second half. The the second half, giving them
Hawks now had a 2-1 lead a win for the game. The final
over the Milwaukee Storm- score was 7-3, which gave the
ers. The Hawks found a Hawks a perfect start to their
rhythm after that first goal of delayed season.
the second half. They started
Cruz talks about the disci-
pline of the Hawks and how
it was evident in the second
half. "They really listened to
me in the second half. That
resulted in saving our energy
and tiring out the other team.
They made less mental mis­
takes and played good soccer:'
The Hawks have now official­
ly started their season with an
incredible win, even though
they are down 3 players and
having no substitutes for their
first game. The women's soc­
cer team has recruited more
girls this week to play in their
upcoming games.
They are scheduled to
play two games in Minne­
sota Saturday, September 14
and Sunday September 15.
After those, come support
the Harper women's soccer
team as they play at home
versus College of DuPage on
Wednesday, September 18.
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Harper's Connection to Chicago Bears' _Season Opener Win
go on to tackle football and
the Bears made it a first down. tals of the game.
Their goal is to have every we'll be excited and happy for
First and ten, Cutler throws
the ball toward the end-zone, player-regardless of size, tal­ them;' said Schwantz.
The.NWFFL rents the prac­
making a touchdown. It was ent, athleticism, or ability­
"The blitz pick up that won learn the proper fundamen­ tice field from Harper, prac­
the game;' states Lester A. tals of football and improve ticing every Tuesday and
Wiltfong Jr. in an article for their athleticism so they are Thursday night. Using the
prepared to participate safely field for practices and for
the Wi'ndy City Gridiron.
Football is a very challeng­ in tackle football .upon enter­ games, Harper is proud to say
that they are part of the team,
ing sport and requires so ing the seventh grade.
NWFFL understands the as they offer and let them use
much work and practice. The
one really big thing that has importance of developing Harper's field and equipment
grown annually is the rate of better football players and to make their games better.
The team will be having
concussions and injuries in athletes, and as a result, 25
an ordinary game of football. percent of all practices are their championship game on
In hopes of improving fewer committed to plyometrics (a Sept. 28, where everyone at
injuries, former Head C?ach, system of exercise in which Harper and the community
Bear, and current Palatine the muscles are repeatedly is welcome to come and be a
Mayor Jim Schwantz coaches stretched and suddenly con­ part of in the Harper Stadium.
the "Northwest Flag Football tracted) with a professional Harper College is glad that
they could help a team which
L�ague" (NWFFL) in Pala­ trainer.
The team consists of 90 has just began in the commu­
tine, Illinois, along with the
grade nity and hopes to keep it that
third:through- sixth
Director Matt May.
Both Schwantz and May boys taking part in the first way for years to come.
After speaking with the Di­
have teamed up to offer year of the league. "Obviously
NWFFL, the premier football I owe a lot to football, and I rector of Athletics and Fit­
development camp for boys know there's a huge void of ness Douglas Spiwak, he exin Chicago's Northwest sub­ kids who aren't ready to play pressed that Harper loves to
urbs. NWFFL believes that tackle game yet but really share their facilities with the
flag football is the best place want to be involved in foot­ community because it brings
to learn the game before you ball. Here we're limiting the people from around the area
put the pads on. Learn strat­ number of hits. We're giving to Harper, and the experience
egy, special teams, and posi­ them a chance to play foot­ that people become a part of
tions while building a strong ball and when they're ready, on the campus raises the en­
foundation in the fundamen- if they're ever ready, they can rollment. Spiwak noted that
Michelle
Czaja
Staff Writer
The 201 3-20 14 National
Football League season has
begun! Fans of all teams rage
over the exciting first games
of the season. Players show
what they are made of, play
after play, and coaches guide
their team to victory. The
American Football Confer­
ence (AFC) and National
Football Conference (NFC)
come off with eight teams
winning and eight teams los­
ing their first games of the
season. While some teams
walked off the field smiling
because of their amazing vic­
tories, other teams left the
field hoping to do better ev­
ery following game.
The Chicago Bears did it
once again, winning their
first game against the Cin­
cinnati Bengals 24-2 1 . In the
fourth quarter, Quarterback
Jay Cutler had to make the
biggest decision of the game
with new Head Coach Marc
Trestman-whether or not
to continue and see if they
could make another first
down. Fourth and inches,
Cutler hands off the ball and
this was a test year for the
NWFFL and that they have
done various checks for dam­
ages on the field and that ev­
erything looks good. There
will be an evaluation done at
the end of the season.
"I feel that the organiza­
tion is great because they are
teaching the boys football
skills, where they learn that
skills are important along
with preventing concussions.
Even though the kids might
not end up playing tackle
football, it still gets the kids
involved;' said Spiwak. Harp­
er helps the team by lining
the field for them and work­
ing directly with Dana Tenen­
baum, the Events Operations
SuperVi.sor of Wellness and
Sports, where contracts and
needs are met.
Harper is very happy with
the NWFFL being here. Add­
ing to that, Spiwak men­
tioned that part of the plan
in reconstruction here at the
college involves the remodel­
ing of Building M: Wellness
and Sports, and showcasing
events and activities like this
will help solidify that deci­
sion.
Fantasy Football and "The League" Television Show
"head-to-head:' In my opin­ would it be?
football rivalries, and you
ion, it is the best way to play.
4) Who is your favorite can cheer on your favorite
Fantasy Football is a ficti"The League" is a comedy player/team?
NFL teams/players. He enjoys
tious game played by friends/ television show that exempli­
5) Who is your favorite watching tj:ie show because it
classmates/others. It starts by fies Fantasy Football to the character in the show?
highlights how team rivalries
Nicole Ciho'ck was the first arise amongst fantasy teams.
doing a draft, like any draft in fullest. It was first aired Oct.
real sports. The draft order is 29, 2009, and is set in Win­ person I interviewed. She
Often times these rivalries
selected by chance. You select netka, Illinois. It is a very likes the game and the show, are created through football
all your players one at a time funny comedy about a Fan­ but what she dislikes about smack-talk, friendly prank­
in a "timed" draft. You can tasy Football League they all the game is when the internet oriented bets, and the way
also do an "auto" draft where play in every year.
connection gets screwy and your team competes every
all your players are chosen by
The plot basically goes automatically drafts someone week. "The League" captures
through the daily lives of that is not good.
the antics with being involved
the computer.
There is a quarterback, run- these
characters/members.
What she likes about the in a fantasy football league so
ning backs, receivers, a tight The main characters are Pete, show is that it is hilarious and well that they push the limits
end, a kicker, and a defense Kevin, Rodney, Andre, Taco, overdramatic. She would not _ of the college-frat-boy humor.
(or something very similar and Jenny (wife of Kevin). If change much about the show,
He also says, however, that
depending on the settings you are interested in learning except that it is on when she sometimes the show over­
the league creates before the more about the· characters in is working or at school. Her does some of the humor and
draft). You play one team the show, tune in Wednesdays favorite player is Aaron Rod­ takes the pranks or writing
at a time each week, usually 1 0:30 p.m. on FXX.
gers. She met him with her to places beyond where he
for twelve or thirteen weeks
I interviewed three people cousin and says that he is very thinks a show should go.
(leaving the last three or four about Fantasy Football and/ level-headed. She says he is
His favorite team is the Chi­
for playoffs).
or "The League" and asked humble when interviewed.
cago Bears, and his favorite
This is called "head-to- the questions:
Jon Sanfilippo was .the sec­ player is Charles "P-nut" Till­
head:' You can also do "rotis1 ) Do you like Fantasy Foot- ond person I interviewed. He man. He is known for causing
has been playing this game fumbles, which has become
serie" which adds up all the ball and/or "The League?"
points per .week for the whole
2) What do you like/dislike for about 1 0 years now. He known as a. "peanut punch:'
season, and whoever has the about it?
says that the main entertain­ He goes on to say that there is
most points wins the league. .
3) If you could change one ment aspect of it is the oppor­ always one or two players in
There are other variations as thihg about Fantasy Football tunity to beat your friends. the game that are "laughing
well, but the most popular is and/or "The League" what It can ·create some friendly stocks" to the other players.
Matthew Sadler
Staff Writ.er
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Jon also agrees that Taco is
funny, and not an important
player in their show.
Griselle Quinones was the
third person I interviewed.
This year is her 1 st year play­
ing the game. She likes it so
far, and says she also likes the
show. She likes the competi�
tiveness of the game.
One thing she would change
about the game would be the
process of drafting, since she
wishes it was more consistent.
She says people can have an
unfair advantage in the draft
process. Her favorite team
is the Cleveland Browns,
and she says she is looking
forward to watching Trent
Richardson play. Her favor­
ite character is Pete because
he starts small fights, while at
the same time he knows what
he is doing.
This is a game that is fun;
this is a show that is great for
watching with the guys. En joy the Fantasy Football sea­
son, and enjoy the show "The
League:' Watch the next epi­
sode Sept. 25.
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Editor-in-Chief
Is it just me, or do the
teens of today seem older
than the teens of yesteryear�
I don't mean maturity level,
in fact, that aspect of age
probably has the opposite
problem. We don't need to
grow up as quickly as we
used to, but we want to grow
up faster than before.
There's a middle school
down the street from my
house that has grades six
through eight, but you'd
never know it watching the
kids outside.
Driving past the school
one afternoon, I saw a group
of girls walking down the
side of the road. They were
in hoochie-mama-shorts,
barely past the butt cheek,
shirts that showed cleavage
that two out of three of them
hadn't developed yet, and
each of the girls J:iad approximately three tons of makeup
to play with his friends, he
would just run across the
street, ring the bell, and see
if they were at home.
Today, kids sit around
texting each other and playing Facebook's popular game
app Candy Crush Saga. If
Kevin isn't at home, he has
surely "checked in" with
his location, thoughts, and
whatever meal he's eating, on
Facebook or F_ourSquare.
Many assume media is the
mirror of culture's state at
any given time, but I think
it's the other way around.
Kids see their favorite
celebrity playing a character who smokes, and they
idolize this image. Kids tend
to mimic the actions of the
"cool" character.
Part of this problem is that
the characters of today's media are all portrayed by older
actors.
On the show "Hannah
Montana;' Miley Cyrus's
or
Harper College,
student
body.
Student Adviser
1 6-year-old brother, Jackson Stewart, was played by
the 32-year-old actor, Jason
Earles.
Now, take this, and add
the ever-quickening pace of
today's society, and you wind
up with 1 3-year-olds acting
like 20-year-olds.
The moral of the story
is not to shelter our young
from society and smash all
of our televisions. Instead,
engage in a conversation
with these youngsters and
ask them why they feel they
need to portray themselves
in such a manner. Make
sure they understand that
television, movies, and celebrity media are not realistic. Basically, make sure they
are thinking for themselves
and understand why they do
the things· they do. Because,
remember, the frontal lobe
controls commen sense, and
it isn't fully developed until a
person's early 20s.
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This wasn't the worst part
of it though. All of them
were smoking!
I know there are multiple
factors that brought these
young, impressionable girls
to such a tragic state of existence: family circumstances,
peer pressure, etc. However,
I'd like to focus my disgust
towards the media.
Like I said, young kids
didn't dress or act like this 30
and 40 years ago.
· Take a look at the television show "The Wonder
Years" and compare-well,
everything.
Kevin Arnold (Fred Savage) and his two friends
Paul Pheiffer (Josh Saviano)
and Gwendolyn "Winnie"
Cooper (Danica McKellar)
p�ayed outside after school.
If Winnie wore shorts, she
had knee-high socks on and
the shorts reached to the top
of her knee. If Kevin wanted
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